Jani Lane, Former lead singer of Warrant, found dead in hotel

“Jani Lane’s is yet another sad story of a boy who attained his dreams of greatness, only to be blindsided by the pressures, temptations and disappointments of those same dreams. We all watched over the years, as he soared, stumbled, fell, then got up again and again. Tragically, he will get up no more. RIP Jani.” – Dee Snider 8/12/11

UPDATE: 8/12/11, 9:45P –

UPDATE: 8/12/11, 4:11P CDT –

An anonymous source told the L.A. Times that Authorities on Friday were trying to determine why Jani Lane, former lead singer of the 1980s glam-band Warrant, was at a Woodland Hills motel when he died.

Lane has a home in the South Bay, so it is unclear exactly why he was at the Ventura Boulevard motel, according to law enforcement sources familiar with the case. Alcohol and prescription drugs were found in the motel room, the sources said, but there was no indication he took intentionally took his own life. Lane’s body was found about 5:30 p.m. Thursday in a room at a Comfort Inn in the 20100 block of Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills.

UPDATE: 8/12/11, 3:06P CDT –

Jani Lane to be Honored By Warrant at their show this evening.
TMZ is reporting that Jani Lane ‘s former band will pay tribute to the fallen singer at their concert tonight in North Dakota. Guitarist Erik Turner told TMZ, “We will be making a tribute before we play the song ‘Heaven’ (written by Lane in 1989) tonight.” He adds, “We never thought that when the song ‘Heaven’ was written we would be playing it someday in the memory of Jani’s untimely death. This is a very sad day for rock and roll. One of the great things about music is that it lives on forever.”

UPDATE: 8/12/11, 10:06A CDT –

The L.A. Times is reporting the L.A. County Coroner’s office is planning an autopsy on Jani Lane, former lead singer of the 1980s glam-band Warrant, who was found dead Thursday evening in Woodland Hills.
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The HOH is saddened to report that Warrant singer, Jani Lane, is dead.

Jani Lane, the former lead singer of the 1980’s glam metal band Warrant, has been found dead in a hotel. He was 47.

According to TMZ, the body of the singer, whose real name was John Kennedy Oswald, was discovered at the Comfort Inn hotel in Woodland Hills, Calif. yesterday evening.

The cause of death has not yet released. Lane, 47, wrote Warrant’s hits “Heaven,” “Cherry Pie” and “I Saw Red” in the late 1980s. Eventually he left the band to pursue a solo career. In 2005 Lane joined VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club. He rejoined Warrant in 2008 only to leave it again months later, for good. According to TMZ, Lane had a history of alcohol-related issues, and was arrested twice on DUI charges.

Comments

yes i have been a big fan of Jani’s since the beginning & seen him many times since then, it was always a good show and he never stopped believing in his music. I was looking forward to hearing Jabberwocky his side project. Rest in “Heaven” Jani. My condolences to his family.

i was saddened to hear that jani lane passed away and i heard it on fox new morning show. he wrote the most beautiful song called heaven and now he ends up there. i am concerned for the family of jani lane’s family, our thoughts are with you alaways. take care

In 2 days I’m going to see three bands at the Michigan state fair, and Warrant is one of them. When I heard about Jani’s passing it was definitely hard to accept, but the next morning VH1Classic played a few Warrant videos in his memory, so it had to be true. I spent half the day crying like most 13 year old girls would if one of their favorite musicians died. Rock in Peace Jani, you will be missed.

am a big 80s fan ..am like the old hippie guys that cant shake there 60s hay days i love all 80s hair bands and jani left his scar onthe rock world…i got that from nikki sixx lol rock on hair bands one time for jani….

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